Business Development Representative

Diligent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Creative culture

Flexible work

Global offices

Health benefits

Job summary

Diligent is seeking a Business Development Representative I to drive outbound pipeline, prospect new clients, and be a brand ambassador for Diligent products. This hybrid role offers a competitive base and commission structure, with progression opportunities into enterprise software sales for high achievers.

The position emphasizes conversational excellence, in-depth product knowledge, and the ability to engage C-suite level stakeholders, with a pathway to grow within a market-leading GRC SaaS

Qualifications

• Arabic language proficiency preferred.
• Strong sales-driven mindset with target focus.
• Solid understanding of sales process: marketing, prospecting, cold calling, and managing sales cycle.
• Ability to communicate product value and build product knowledge.
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills with senior-level engagement.
• High energy and positive attitude driving success.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate expertise with lead generation tools and build targeted prospect lists.
• Engage via email, phone and social channels to connect with new prospects.
• Qualify decision-makers with targeted questions.
• Build interest and influence opportunities with new prospects.
• Coordinate meetings/demonstrations on account exec’s calendar and log CRM activities.
• Meet or exceed targets and KPIs as defined by the business.
• Support team with techniques to drive overall performance.
• Other duties as needed by the business.

Skills

Arabic language

Sales experience

Prospecting

Cold calling

CRM

Executive communication

Job description

Position Overview

The Diligent Business Development Representative I (BDR I) plays an instrumental role in the direct growth of Diligent by seeking new business opportunities through prospecting and engaging with potential clients. The BDR I is expected to build new outbound pipeline and generate interest as a brand ambassador for the Diligent products. A BDR I should demonstrate conversational excellence and in-depth product knowledge to achieve outbound targets.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a market leading and rapidly growing business, highly focused on achieving goals and delivering results. The role offers an excellent basic and competitive commission structure, with high achievers given the opportunity to progress within the business becoming an expert in corporate software sales.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate expertise at using lead generation tools toroutinely extract contacts and create accurate and targeted lists of prospects (Cold calling, LinkedIn, Outreach, Sales Force, ZoomInfo, etc).
• Conduct sales development best practices through email, phone, and social activities using the various software tools to connect with new prospects.
• Utilise smart, targeted questions to speak knowledgeably to qualify the right decisions makers.
• Skillfully build interest and influence opportunities with new prospects.
• Coordinate meetings/demonstrations on account executive’s calendar and log activities in CRM.
• Meet or exceed targets & key performance indicators (KPIs) as determined by the business.
• Ability to assist others with viable techniques to drive overall team performance.
• Other duties may be requested in accordance with business need.

Required Experience/Skills

• Arabic language proficiency is preferred.
• A strong passion for working in a sales-focused, target-driven environment.
• Solid understanding of the sales process, including marketing, prospecting, cold calling, and managing the sales cycle.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate the product’s unique value proposition and quickly gain in-depth product knowledge.
• Exceptional communication skills, with a track record of engaging and influencing senior-level executives.
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills, with the ability to deliver clear and persuasive messages.
• High energy, with a positive and can-do attitude that drives success.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in SaaS sales Experience building strong stakeholder relationships at c-suite level.

About Us

Diligent is the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, helping more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C-Suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience and make better decisions, faster.

At Diligent, we're building the future with people who think boldly and move fast. Whether you're designing systems that leverage large language models or part of a team reimaging workflows with AI, you'll help us unlock entirely new ways of working and thinking. Curiosity is in our DNA, we look for individuals willing to ask the big questions and experiment fearlessly - those who embrace change not as a challenge, but as an opportunity. The future belongs to those who keep learning, and we are building it together. At Diligent, you’re not just building the future - you’re an agent of positive change, joining a global community on a mission to make an impact.

Learn more at diligent.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook

What Diligent Offers You

• Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
• We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
• We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
• Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, Singapore and Sydney. To foster strong collaboration and connection, this role will follow a hybrid work model. If you are within a commuting distance to one of our Diligent office locations, you will be expected to work onsite at least 50% of the time. We believe that in-person engagement helps drive innovation, teamwork, and a strong sense of community.

Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

See also Diligent's EEO Policy and US EEOC’s Know Your Rights.

We are a drug free workplace.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail].

To support a fair and consistent hiring process, we use AI and digital automated tools to assist our recruitment team in organizing candidate data, surfacing relevant applications, coordinating interview scheduling and summarizing interview notes. All final screening, evaluation, and hiring decisions are made by humans on our team. To learn more about how we collect, protect, and process your information, please review our Candidate Privacy Policy.

At Diligent, we recognize the value of a diverse global workforce. Visa sponsorship may be available for select positions based on business needs and specific role requirements. Sponsorship decisions are evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis, and eligibility should not be assumed for all opportunities.